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Movie Review: Earth vs. the Spider (1958)

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Synopsis: When Carol Flynn's father doesn't return from a trip to buy her a birthday present, she convinces her boyfriend, Mike Simpson to help her search for him. They find her father's truck severely damaged on the side of the road and look for him in a nearby cave. That's when they discover a giant, man-eating spider. Who's in it? The movie stars June Kenney , Eugene Persson , Ed Kemmer , Gene Roth and June Jocelyn . Review: My wife and I decided not to go out last night and she surprised me by suggesting we watch a classic monster film (normally she isn't into that kind of thing). After some searching, we settled on this one and, overall, we enjoyed it. The movie, as you probably would expect, is somewhat limited as far as special effects are concerned but still manages to do a decent job infusing footage of a spider to make it look like a large killing machine. The film also throws in some entertaining twists that keep it from being too predictable. The...

Movie Review: Teenage Caveman (1958)

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Synopsis: Frustrated by a tribal law that prevents hunting beyond the river, the Symbol Maker's teenage son is determined to explore the forbidden land even though the elders believe it will bring evil to their community and defiance of the law is punishable by death. Who's in it? The movie stars Robert Vaughn , Darah Marshall , Leslie Bradley , Frank DeKova and June Jocelyn. Review: I came across this movie a few weeks ago and, while I was somewhat intrigued by the premise, was also hesitant about actually watching it. I finally decided to give it a try early this morning and was pleasantly surprised. At first, I didn't think I was going to enjoy this movie all that much. When I first started watching it, I was reminded both of the movie The Village and of that Gilligan's Island episode where Gilligan dreams about being a caveman. As the film progressed, however, I found I enjoyed it a lot more than I was expecting. I think the thing that I liked best about this ...